Senior Facade Engineer

Forticrete; Leicester; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Digicare+ (Aviva)

Pension 10% matched

Life insurance

Share Save scheme

Employee assistance programme

Discounts platform

Career progression

Job summary

Ibstock Plc in Leicester is recruiting a Senior Facade Engineer to lead a design team and deliver technical designs for our façade products, ensuring compliance with specifications and regulatory requirements. Based at Leicester Head Office with a London option.

We seek a candidate with 5+ years in façade engineering with strong leadership, communication and project-management skills. Offered a competitive salary, pension, life insurance and career progression opportunities.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering construction discipline or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years’ experience within façade engineering.
• Experience and ability to manage people and teams.
• Ability to prioritise a sizeable workload whilst delivering on key commitments.
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop and then manage a team to deliver technical designs using Ibstock products to customers for all product lines, meeting required specifications and regulatory requirements
• Manage and develop a team to provide 2nd line support, handling customer technical enquiries on projects.
• Manage the team to liaise and build relationships with customers in planning and execution stages of projects to plan, agree and execute delivery packages with schedules.
• Define, agree and implement standard systems for design and storage of technical information with appropriate levels of access for colleagues
• Define, agree, implement and maintain sets of standard CAD details and BIM Objects for all products and systems, ensuring appropriate access for colleagues and customers.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Interpersonal skills

People management

Prioritisation

Education

Degree in engineering construction or equivalent

Tools

CAD

BIM

Job description

WE ARE 200 years of history and over 2,000 employees strong. WE ARE a business loaded with opportunity and career progression. WE ARE innovators, designers, makers and engineers who manufacture and provide smart, efficient, and effective building products and solutions.

Through our customer relationships, diverse building product range and solutions, we enable the creation of inspirational homes, places and spaces for us all to live and work better. With eight core product categories, underpinned by expert design and technical services, we work with architects, builders, merchants and the wider construction supply chain to build the face of Britain.

We are fully committed to a net zero future and continue to invest in expertise and product development to manufacture more efficiently and sustainably. We pride ourselves on leading for new, innovative and sustainable products and solutions, both for today and for a new era of building.

To support our progress, we are currently recruiting for a Senior Facade Engineer to come and join our team. This role can be based in London or Leicestershire.

Specific Responsibilities Include

• Develop and then manage a team to deliver technical designs using Ibstock products to customers for all product lines, meeting required specifications and regulatory requirements
• Manage and develop a team to provide 2nd line support, handling customer technical enquiries on projects.
• Manage the team to liaise and build relationships with customers in planning and execution stages of projects to plan, agree and execute delivery packages with schedules.
• Define, agree and implement standard systems for design and storage of technical information with appropriate levels of access for colleagues
• Define, agree, implement and maintain sets of standard CAD details and BIM Objects for all products and systems, ensuring appropriate access for colleagues and customers.
• Support the team in providing configurators, panelisation and quotation tools to enable rapid and accurate project schedules and quotes.
• Ensure the Team are have the suitable skills, knowledge, experience and behaviour to complete their work in line with BSA, maintain a log of this and where required ensure appropriate development is planned and carried out.
• Software and hardware management for design and technical team- ensuring that the correct hardware and software are used to complete the teams objectives
• Recommend upgrades for licences. Maintain record of software & hardware against personnel

Essential

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree qualified in an engineering construction discipline or appropriate equivalent experience.
• 5 years’ experience within façade engineering.
• Experience and ability to manage people and teams
• Ability to prioritise a sizeable workload whilst delivering on key commitments
• Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills

Desirable

• Experience working in a manufacturing environment

Think you can make a difference? WE ARE your future.

More Details

• Full time, permanent role
• Competitive salary
• Digicare+ Provided by Aviva
• 10% matched pension, administered by Legal and General
• 3x life insurance
• Share Save scheme eligibility
• Full access to Employee Assistance programme for self and family members
• Access to high street retail discounts platform - with access to discounts at Tesco, Asda, etc…
• Personal development and career progression opportunities

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion?

Excited about the role, but your past experience or qualifications don’t perfectly match everything in the job description? We would encourage you to still apply. Studies have shown that some people, particularly from minority groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Here at Ibstock Plc we are dedicated to building belonging, empowering our colleagues to be their true self by offering a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace. You may just be the right candidate for this role, or other future roles across the Ibstock Group.

Ibstock Plc are committed and passionate about building a diverse environment. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. You will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, national origin, disability or age.

Job Information

Salary

Reference: JUL20267906Job Type: PermanentExpires: Wed, Aug 26, 2026Location: Leicester Head Office